5,000 Deaths Forecast For September In Syria's Civil War

Syria: Over 5,000 Deaths Forecast For September -- The Telegraph

The death toll from fighting in Syria's civil war has escalated sharply, as expectations grow that a foreign military intervention would be necessary to try and contain the bloodshed.

Activist groups that track death tolls said that more than 5,000 people were forecast to die this month alone, substantially above the 4,000 that died in August. By contrast, the worst month in the Iraq conflict - after the initial invasion - accounted for 3,028 lives, in July 2006.

The United Nations refugee agency meanwhile predicted that up to 700,000 Syrian refugees could flee abroad by the end of the year, nearly quadrupling its previous forecast.

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My Comment: What's my take .... these numbers are understated. According to the rebels, the battle for Aleppo has begun, and with cold nights now becoming the norm in Syria as winter approaches, poor health and disease will probably end up killing hundreds per day.

For a perspective on this war .... in the Iraq conflict the highest casualty toll was 3,028 in July, 2006 .... in Syria's civil war .... I expect numbers approaching 10,000 by the end of this year.